Are you a qualified medical radiation technologist from overseas, and wish to shift to Canada as a skilled worker? If YES, perhaps, you will be glad to learn that not only your profession finds mention in the list of 29 eligible vocations, under the 2013 Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, but also that the job prospects for your line of work in the country is highly encouraging.
With a fast-aging Canadian populace, the demand for such professionals is likely to further head north. According to a concerned authority, the scarcity of medical radiation technologists would become more severe with several experts from the vocation calling it a day sooner than later. Further, even as there is a scarcity of such experts across the entire nation, the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, etc., especially require medical radiation technologists in large numbers.
Medical Radiation Technologists: Job Nature & Place of Work
The nature of job for these professionals involve running and managing radiographic & radiation therapy equipments to manage & run radiation treatment & create images of body structures for the analysis and curing injuries & diseases. These healthcare experts are absorbed by hospitals, community health organizations, cancer treatment bodies, clinics, & radiological laboratories.
Their work may include both shift work & weekend work. This job-related group covers many specialties even while as much as four-fifth consists of radiological or X-ray technologists. Significantly, the job in this domain is not seasonal. It’s not highly responsive to the general economic situations as well.
It is vital that these experts keep up-to-date of developments within their domain of proficiency. A career in this domain will entail periods of retraining & specialized growth. Technologists–who incessantly improve their expertise–usually have an edge, vis-à-vis others seeking work opportunities in these domains.
Medical Radiation Technologists Immigration Requirements
This takes us to the title at hand.
- To begin with, a two-to three-year college, hospital or other duly sanctioned program in either of these diagnostic radiography, nuclear medicine technology & radiation therapy; or a bachelor degree in the health sciences in radiography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy & a period of supervised practical training.
- Authorization from a supervisory/governing organization in a given province.
- Barring Quebec, official recognition by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is required in every province.
- For instructors & supervisors, job experience as a qualified medical radiation technologist is mandatory.
As the Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) will not admit more than 500 visa submissions–via the Federal Skilled Worker Program for 2013, filed by those keen to work as medical radiation technologist in the country–the applicants would do well to submit a petition sooner than later, to avoid disappointments.
Profession of Medical Radiation Technologists finds mention in the Canadian 2013 skilled occupation list even as skilled professionals are much in demand in the country. The aspirants must have a two-to three-year college, hospital or other duly sanctioned program in either of these: diagnostic radiography, nuclear medicine technology & radiation therapy, among other key immigration requirements.
